Zoe and Max want nothing more than to have a baby. Or at least Zoe does. After several miscarriages and a stillbirth, Max has had enough, but Zoe doesn’t want to give up on her dream. These irreconcilable differences result in their divorce. After the couple splits, Max moves in with his brother and sister-in-law, [...]

Tags: alcoholism, divorce, homosexuality, law, music, parents, religion, therapy
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Brooke and Kathryn were best friends, but a misunderstanding causes them to become rivals at the end of their junior year of high school. When senior year begins, both girls are entered into the same prestigious singing competition. The love of music that once united them now only serves to tear them farther apart. Brooke [...]

Tags: competition, friendship, high schools, music
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I read and reviewed Mindi Scott’s debut novel Freefall a few months ago (you can see the review here), and I immediately fell in love with Scott’s writing and characters. Her realistic portrayal of Seth and Rosetta shows a keen understanding of teens’ experiences of love and loss. I’m excited to have a guest post [...]

Tags: music
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I received the new Sara Bareilles CD yesterday and have been listening to it almost non-stop. Kaleidoscope Heart is amazing, and I’m not surprised because I’ve listened to my copy of Little Voice more times than I can count. When I first turned on the new CD, my iTunes had shuffle on and I rushed [...]

Tags: music
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How do you come back from the point of no return? Seth McCoy was the last person to see his best friend Isaac alive, and the first to find him dead. It was just another night, just another party, just another time where Isaac drank too much and passed out on the lawn. Only this [...]

Tags: death, friendship, grief, high schools, music, romance, social classes
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